tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post4241196746885063053..comments2024-03-28T14:54:37.300-04:00Comments on A Day in the Life: Vocabulary InstructionLeigh Anne Eckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-8768386467315023352017-02-05T15:12:07.119-05:002017-02-05T15:12:07.119-05:00I replied on Fran's post that there is so much...I replied on Fran's post that there is so much to thinking about teaching vocabulary that I could have written several posts. I think there is room for direct instruction and discovery in shared texts as well as independent reading. This is just one perspective that I have used, but certainly not the only one. This topic may just deserve another week.Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381227518715081.post-46095797890202629212017-02-05T14:19:44.971-05:002017-02-05T14:19:44.971-05:00Thanks for this post. For some reason, I feel lik...Thanks for this post. For some reason, I feel like if I explicitly teach the word, I am depriving the students of the ownership of discovery. We usually look at context first and make some guesses to meaning before finding the definition. Perhaps initially I need to teach more explicitly. Lots to think about this week. Thanks for joining the conversation. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.com